Quotes About Chance

It's very rare that you get a chance to play in a Test and that's what makes it so special and prestigious.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

There are some roles you just don't say 'no' to. Those compass points: you get them so rarely as an actress.

Chance doesn't mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that, and that's the way that novelty, new things, come about.

There are so many shows I've had such grand intentions of devouring but not found the time, or not given them a chance if I wasn't hooked quickly enough, despite rave reviews.

I think there were a lot of people at Mankato reaching out to the Vikings saying to just bring me in for a tryout.

Ah yes, the paradox of publicity is that even as we do it, we know it's killing off the chance of another reader happening across our book in the ideal state of innocence.

How a piece ends is very important to me. It's the last chance to leave an impression with the reader, the last shot at 'nailing' it. I love to write ending lines; usually, I know them first and write toward them, but if I knew how they came to me, I wouldn't tell.

I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels.

You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready.

You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.

You have to be ready to pounce when a rare chance comes.

Facebook's the real deal. Nobody can buy Facebook now. Everybody has taken an angle at it. But Facebook may be the place that organizes everybody's personal information. It's got a very good chance of being that.

I got into real estate very much by accident.

No means maybe in real estate.

I'm very happy with Bale. He loves playing for Real Madrid, and he's got a chance to show what a wonderful footballer he can be.

I came from playing in a team with my mates to having the chance to play for Real Madrid.

There are times when you look at your life and realise how lucky you've been.

I had directed a short film called 'Girvhi' earlier, on child labour. It was a fictional story. At that time, I realised I could direct a film if given a chance.

I'd love to have another chance to represent my country in the Olympics. If I'm healthy, absolutely... I'm very realistic when it comes to goals. I think it will all depend on my health.

If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.

To be a billionaire, you have got to get lucky.

Sometimes you've gotta take a risk.

Every job I've ever gotten has been an accident. All the jobs I actually go after, I don't get.